First day in Barcelona was a blast.In total there are 16 athletes here from Reebok doing a commercial and print ad shoot for the CrossFit brand.In addition to the pure coolness of being in Spain, this is a really fun chance to reunite with some of the people I competed with at the Games and meet some new faces in the process.

Today was more about staging than anything else, so there was a fair bit of free time to get some training in.I did the first WOD by myself using a stone pulled from the levee.The weight had to be close to 100# if not more, and it was tough to maneuver.I really liked the stone carry at the end actually.Because it’s so awkward and abrasive, carrying an object like that demands a lot more of your energy than you might think.

Later in the evening the lot of us went to a different beach and partnered up to run/climb/get sandy.Total blast.No watch, no clock, just pushing hard and shaking through the jet lag.Hope to get a video of this up soon to do it justice.